Milking cow toy



Jan. 25, 1938.

M. A. BUCCI MILKING COW TOY- Filed Jan. 2'7, 1937 IIIII! INVENTOR MARK ANTHONY buccl BY W ATTORNEY Patented Jan. 25, 1938 UNITED STATES MILKING COW TOY Mark Anthony Bucci, Hoboken, N. J.

. Application January 27, 1937, Serial No. 122,523

2 Claims.

This invention-relates to new and useful improvements in a milking cow toy.

The invention has for an object the construction of a toy as mentioned which is characterized by material formed to simulate a cow and having perforated teats, and an arrangement by which a liquid may be discharged from said teats to simulate that the cow is giving milk.

More specifically, the invention contemplates providing a hollow cylindrical casing within the cow figure extending from the teats portion to the hind portion in which a valve is slidably arranged and operable by moving the tail of the cow figure, to cause the discharge of the liquid.

Still further the invention proposes the provision of a liquid bottle arranged within the cow figure and having an outlet pipe connecting with the lower portion of said cylindrical casing, which outlet pipe is controlled by said valve.

Still further the invention proposes an arrangement by which the tail may be turned to different positions and when moved upwards and downwards cause a different. discharge of the liquid.

For further comprehension of the invention, and of the objects and advantages thereof, reference will be had to the following description and accompanying drawing, and t0 the appended claims in which the various novel features of the' invention are more particularly set forth.

In the accompanying drawing forming a material part of this disclosure:-

Fig. 1 is an elevational view of a cow toy constructed according to this invention, a portion thereof being broken away to illustrate interior parts.

Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view taken on the line 22 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary enlarged sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary sectional view taken on the line 4-4 of Fig. 1.

The milking cow toy, according to this invention, comprises material l0 formed to simulate a cow and having perforated teats II. A hollow cylindrical casing i2 is arranged within the cow figure and extends from the teats II to the hind portion of the cow figure. A liquid bottle i3 is arranged within the cow figure and has an ou tlet pipe I 4 connecting with the lower portion of the casing iii. A valve I5 is slidably mounted within the casing l2 and is adapted to extend over the outlet pipe M for control of the liquid passing from the liquid bottle to the teats.

A resilient element in the form or an expansion spring I6 is arranged beneath the valve l5 and acts against a portion of the material of the cow figure and normally urges the valve upwards. A tall I! for the cow figure is arranged to carry a plurality of radially extending fingers I8 of different lengths selectivelyengageable against the top portion of the valve IE to move the valve downwards through pre-determined distances when the tail is moved downwards. A means is provided for holding the tall I! in different rotated positions to place a selected radial finger against said valve IS.

The material from which the cow figure is constructed may be g'lass, metals, or other materials. The cow body i0 is formed of several sections. There is a top section l0 which is held in position by a covering skin or plate l0. This plate is held in place by several screws or other fastening elements 20. When the plate Ni is removed, the portion i0 may be removed and this permits the removal of the bottle IS.

The bottle l3 has a throat portion l3 which extends upwards to the back of the neck of the cow figure and there is an inlet 13 through which liquid may be supplied to the bottle. Thev cylindrical casing I! has a top edge portion II which forms an abutment for limiting downward motion of the tail H. The fingers l8 are capable of extending in past the edge portion l2 and so depress the valve, dependingmerely upon the length of the particular figure. The perforations I l through the teats II are so small that due to capillary action there will be no free flow of the fluid through the teats. The valve I5 is arranged so that in a raised position, as shown in full lines in Fig. l, the outlet ll can supply the lower portion of the cylinder 12 with the liquid. Then when the valve 15 is moved down wards the pressure caused by the downwardv motion. is suflicient to cause the liquid to trickle out through the teats II. The further the valve I5 is moved downwards the greater. will be the discharge of the liquid.

The tail I! has a shank portion ll" from which the radial fingers l8 project. The inner end of the shank portion is provided with a spherical member i'l This member is clamped into a hollow spherical socket forming a universal joint. The spherical member Ii is formed with a plurality of substantially parallel grooves 2| extending longitudinally of the stem l'l. There" is a block 22 which is held in position by screws 23 and which forms a portion of the spherical bearing for holding the spherical member li There is. a resilient leaf spring 24 held beneath the block 22 and having a projecting portion engaging one of the grooves 2|. It is this pro- Jecting portion which holds the tail i1 against rotation. The tail may be moved upwards and downwards by the fingers 24- merely working within a particular groove. When desired the tail l'l may be turned and then the leaf spring 24 will flex and the finger Il disengage from the particular groove and re-engage in the next adjacent groove. In this respect the tail may be adjusted to various rotative positions.

For certain of the grooves 2i there is a grippingfinger it. These fingers are oi'diiierent lengths as may be seen from Fig. 4. There are more grooves 2| than fingers it so that the tail may be set to an inoperative position with the fingers ll straddling the valve IS. The valve I is provided with a top head in the form of a rod IS". The fingers II are adapted to engage against the end of the rod IS.

The operation of the device is as follows:-

Liquid simulating milk, or milk, or any other liquid may be placed into the bottle I! through the opening l3. This milk will flow down to the teat apertures II. It will not discharge because of capillary action. The tail l'l may then be operated like a pump handle and the reciprocation of the valve l5 will cause discharge of the fluid from the teats.

The tall I! may be turned to several positions to engage different radial fingers l8 against the rod Iii of the valve i5, and so the valve may be caused to move through diflerent distances. The spring l6 maintains the valve in a raised position. The tail i1 is limited when being moved downwards by the edge portion l2 of the cylinder l2. The extent through which the valve l5 will be moved depends upon the length of the finger l8 which is in contact with the rod l5". The tail I! may be turned to diflererit positions to engage difierent ones of the fingers l8 against the rod i5".

While I have illustrated and described the preferred embodiments of my invention, it is to be understood that I do not limit myself to the aioassa precise constructions herein disclosed and the right is reserved to all change; and modifications coming within the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by United States Letters Patent is:

1. A milking cow toy comprising material formed to simulate a cow and having perforated teats, a hollow cylindrical casing within said cow figure and extending from the teat portion to the hind portion, a liquid bottle within said cow figure and having an outlet pipe connecting with the lower portion of said casing, a valve slidable in said casing and adapted to extend over said outlet pipe to control the passage of liquid through said teats, resilient means for urging said valve upwards, a tail for the cow figure and carrying radial fingers of different lengths selectively engageable against the valve to move the valve downwards through predetermined distances when the tail is moved downwards, and means for holding said tail in diflerent rotated positions to place a selected radial finger against said valve.

2. A milking cow toy comprising material formed to simulate a cow and having perforated teats, a hollow cylindrical casing within said cow figure and extending from the teat portion to the hind portion, a liquid bottle within said cow figure and having an outlet pipe connecting with the lower, portion of said casing, a valve slidable in said casing and adapted to extend over 

